Mac Filter Screen - Novatel MIFI MiFi 2200 Product User Manual

MAC Filter Screen

Available on the Security sub-menu, the MAC Filter screen allows you to control whi
Fi clients can use the MiFi 2200 to connect to the Internet. Access is allowe
and trusted wireless clients. The trusted clients are identified by their MAC address, which
is a unique low-level network ID.
Note: On Windows computers, t
check the properties or status of the
address of your computer
The MAC Filter screen contains the following settings.
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Enable MA C Filter - Use this c
Enabled: The MAC address of each wireless client is checked. If the MAC
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address is in the "Trusted Client MAC
Otherwise, access is blocked. Note that allowed clients must still have the
correct Wireless Security settings.
Disabled:- This feature is disabled, and the MAC address of each Wireless
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client is not checked. All clients will be allowed. However, clients must still
have the correct Wireless Security settings.
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Trusted Client MAC Address List - This lists the MAC addresses of Wireless clients for
which you have allowed access.
If you have not entered any MAC addresses, this list will be empty.
If the list is not empty, you can remove a client from the list by selecting it and clicking
the "Delete" button.
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Add Trusted Client MAC Address - Use this to add a wireless client to the "Trusted
Client MAC Address List".
Enter the MAC address of the wireless client,
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Click the "Add Client" button.
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When finished updating the Trusted Client list, click the "Apply" button to
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save the updated list.
Alternatively, clicking the "Revert" button will discard any changes made
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since the last "Apply" operation.
he "MAC address" is called the "Physical Address". You can
wireless interface on your computer to find the MAC
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heckbox to enable or disable this feature as required.
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